Arts events for Sarasota-Manatee: Feb. 4-10
Our weekly guide to the visual and performing arts in the Sarasota-Manatee area.
Tony nominee returns to Asolo Rep
Asolo Repertory Theatre is welcoming back audiences for a weekend of outdoor concerts by two-time Tony nominee Laura Osnes, who made her Sarasota debut in the pre-Broadway run of “Bonnie & Clyde” in 2010. She also starred on Broadway in “Grease,” “Cinderella,” “South Pacific” and “Bandstand.” Osnes, who was seen in the recent Hallmark Channel movie “A Royal Holiday,” plans to perform some of her favorite theater music and songs from the shows in which she has appeared. Concerts are at 7 p.m . Friday and Saturday at Asolo Rep’s Terrace Theatre, 5555 N. Tamiami Trail. Seating will follow social distancing guidelines, temperatures will be taken and masks are required. For ticket information: asolorep.org
Arts events for Sarasota Manatee: Jan. 28-Feb. 3
Our weekly guide to the performing and visual arts in the Sarasota-Manatee area.
Key Chorale goes for Baroque
Like other organizations that have been experimenting with digital performances and testing how many artists they can safely bring together in one space, Key Chorale is expanding its group of musicians for its “Bach Together Again” concert that makes its digital debut Friday. Artistic Director Joseph Caulkins said he chose the Baroque program, which features Vivaldi’s “Gloria” and Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Magnificat,” because of the joyful and uplifting qualities in the music. It features the Key Chorale Chamber singers, orchestra musicians and soloists. It will be available on the group’s website through Feb. 21. keychorale.org
Howard Hochhalter
Ah, winter in Southwest Florida – the season of cooler temperatures, lower humidity, and fewer mosquitoes.
To these seasonal pleasures, astronomers add clearer night skies and the constellation Orion the Hunter, which appears high in the eastern sky after sunset at this time of year and slowly slides westward throughout the night.
This is the silver dollar of the sky, the superstar of constellations. It has something for everyone. For me, after 15 years as an astronomer, Orion is still unbelievable.
But why do astronomers get so stoked when they think about being able to watch a single constellation for hours on end? Here are a few reasons:
After 13 momentous years, Bishop Museum of Science and Nature CEO is retiring Ryan Ballogg, The Bradenton Herald
Jan. 13 BRADENTON The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature s CEO of more than 13 years, Brynne Anne Besio, will retire this spring, the museum s Board of Trustees announced on Wednesday.
Besio, 66, has led the museum and its staff through several momentous changes over the past decade, including dramatic increases in attendance and financial resources, major remodels and additions, the devastating loss of Snooty the manatee in 2017 and the change of the museum s name in 2019 from the South Florida Museum. Together with The Bishop team, we have accomplished so much, Besio said in a prepared statement. It s a good time for both the museum and for me personally to make this transition. I m proud of how far we ve come in the past 13 years and I ve been honored to work with the board, volunteers, and staff to serve our community. The collaborations like